around Robin Hood's barn

介词短语
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英文释义

介词短语
  1. the long way around; a roundabout or circuitous route idiomatic
  2. all over the place idiomatic

词源

Reference to Robin Hood, the legendary outlaw, whose barn was simply the fields and pastures surrounding Sherwood forest, his home. “Around Robin Hood’s barn” simply means all around the countryside, all through the fields and pastures.
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